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Intersection of Inclusion: LGBTQIA* in Rowing
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Founder, Seize the Oar Foundation
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Masters Rower
When I move to Seattle I was always amazed by all the bodies of water in the city. And wherever you looked there was always a Rowing shell on the water. I was amazed by how beautiful it looked and how people look like they were so much at peace. I told a friend one day I wanna do...
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Para-rowing Coordinator, Atlanta Rowing Club & Head of the Hooch Regatta
Para-rowing Coordinator, Atlanta Rowing Club, Head of the Hooch Regatta. Jason is a para-rower and rowing coach. He learned to row at the DC Strokes rowing club in 2007. From 2008-2010, he served as club president. During his tenure, DC Stokes added para-rowing to the 2009 Stonewall...
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Masters Rower at the Renton Rowing Club
Alyssa "Lyss" Villablanca is a queer, non-binary (they/them), Filipino-American. They have been a Masters rower at the Renton Rowing Club in Renton, Washington for the last 5 years, and considers themself "bisweptual" when sweeping, but has a fondness for sculling. Aside from rowing...
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Executive Director, Gay Lesbian Rowing Federation
A California native. He learned to scull on Lake Merritt at age 14. He attended the University of Washington but did not row. After graduation, he joined the US Navy. He came out to his family in 1989, and returned to rowing in 1992, in San Diego. He jumped into a sweep boat for the...
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Head Coach, Arizona State University
Imran Malik started his rowing career at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, VA during the team's first season in 2012. Upon starting his undergrad, Imran joined the rowing team at Arizona State University. And while in school, he began coaching juniors and masters classes on the...
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Saturday December 12, 2020 3:45pm - 5:00pm EST